My interest in genetic diseases began very early. I was a student in the Righi High School, and I volunteered in the pediatric department of the neurology clinic in via Foscolo. Being in contact with these young patients, I realized what I wanted to do in life: to study, understand and maybe one day cure genetic diseases. After high school I joined the course in Biotechnology which in 1995 had...

Caminetto d'Oro has been serving the Bolognese and and the most enlightened of tourists since the 1980s, testament to the passion and  dedication of the Carati family towards the wonders of traditional Bolognese cooking and high quality local produce. 

Colazione da Bianca is a delightful café nestled cozily under the colorful porticos of Via Santo Stefano.  The eye-catching window-displays may pique your curiosity while passing by, but it’s the chic interior that truly adds charm to this locale.  Walls adorned with quirky clocks and light fixtures, as well as a cheerful orange and purple color-scheme, will surely brighten your morning, if...

Mambo is the Bologna Modern Art Museum.

Since the beginning, the gallery focused on artists with an international scope, as a consequence of a clientele comprised of important private and institutional collectors, specializing itself in contemporary art, painting, sculpture, photography, film and installations, with an exclusive to present foreign artists among which are: Vik Muniz, Wim Wenders, Marcus Harvey, Richard Billingham,...

When, shut away in our Milan offices, our thoughts travel to Bologna, the great works of its school of painting come to mind. We envision its medieval churches - ancient and dark - but also full of precious frescoes and rare sculptures, even those of Michelangelo shall we not forget.

Drogheria Della Rosa is a charming restaurant in central Bologna in what was once a pharmacy and has kept all of the charm from the previous occupiers, the wooden shelves with the glass apothecary jars; however, fortunately for the food and wine connoisseur, the shelves now hold a different type of medicine: great wines from the region of Emilia Romagna.

The owner, Emanuele Addone, has...

The Convento dei Fiori di Seta, or the Silk Flowers Nunnery as it is known in English is everything its suggestive name suggests. Delicate and full of intricate details as the flowers in its name and still boasting some beautiful reminders of its past as a 14^th century church. As often happens when visiting Bologna you find yourself truly living the city remarkable history, this...

In Bologna, at least, one thing is certain: Some of the best tortellini is produced at Paolo Atti & Figli, founded in 1880 and in the same premises at via Caprarie, 7 since 1900. (There’s another shop around the corner at via Drapperie, 6; both are just a few minutes’ walk from Piazza Maggiore.) Deep inside this complex, Signora Edda, one of the city’s prime sfogline (or...